Polonius:
What do you read, my lord?
Hamlet:
Words, words, words.
-Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2, by some old guy… rhymes with “steaks beer.”
(Thank you for humoring my theatre and literature nerdy-ness for just a moment.)
Ok, I looove DIY wall art, but I lack the key artistic skills necessary for the more obvious things (painting, drawing, etc.). However, I’m a big fan of words as decor, or typography as most of the blogosphere is referring to it (though the definition of the word typography is a little narrower than just “word art,” but I’ll ignore that for the sake of simplicity).
Last week, I posted about using Wordle.net to make fun, customized word clouds. After posting this, I got all excited about words as decor… then looked around my apartment and realized I was kind of already doing this (oh, the things I do to compensate for my lack of artistic skills):
These Mr. and Mrs. pillows in my bedroom…
The word “LOVE” right above the bed…
See the “YUM” letters in the kitchen?
Even one of my Christmas gifts to my brother involved words: Scrabble Tile Magnets
Variations on a theme, as you can see. So, I decided to probe the depths of Pinterest (along with a little Google image search action) to curate a collection of other examples of words as decor. As always, click on the image to take you back to the original source website.
Dresser with words made out of nail heads
Source: Fresh Home Ideas
Oh, Anthropologie...
Source: Me and Jilly (but originally featured at Anthrpologie)
aw...
Source: Scrap Studio
No, you are MY sunshine!
Source: Cellar Designs’ Etsy shop
Rug
Source: Home Goods blog
Click on the image to take you to a blog tutorial about how to do lettering without a stencil!
Source: That’s My Letter
Well, obviously I would love Scrabble tile pillows... who doesn't?
Source: Emma Smart
Top 500 SAT words shower curtain -- It's sold out, by the way, but I could totally make one of these.
Source: Urban Outfitters
Eye chart wall art
Source: ROC Eye Chart Art
Cardboard letters wrapped in a sheet of moss
Source: Pottery Barn
Yarn wrapped letters
Source: Cotton & Curls
a map of the world
Source: The Meta Picture
Letters wrapped in a page of a map
Source: Callaloo Soup
Framed letter collage
Source: eighteen25
Letters wrapped in string and tissue paper
Source: Kids’ Activities Blog
Large quote on plywood
Source: Nothing but Bonfires
"Love" string art
Source: Que Linda
Ooh… I especially like the last one. Reminds me of this project, but a slightly different technique. Hope you enjoyed my finds!
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